Cat No:
ZRKCD12
Release Date: 24 May 2019
Label: Zirka Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0702669860512
Genres: World Music European
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Description
Summer in Lviv is based on guitarist Peter Solowka and vocalist / fiddle player Len Liggins's experiences in western Ukraine summer 2018, where they discovered the rejuvenated, modern, vibrant and forward-looking city of Lviv, whose official motto is 'Live, work and enjoy yourself'.
Inspired by those experiences, and conversations with people in the city, Summer in Lviv deals with themes that reflect the Ukraine of today: conflict, populations on the move, immigration, and a struggle for identity. The album reflects on the benefits and pitfalls of freedom, and the delicate balance between asserting a national or ethnic identity and denying it to others. If this balance is achieved, it can result in diversity and acceptance – increasingly the case in Lviv; but if not, it can lead to war - as in Ukraine's Donbass region. This is the serious side, but Summer in Lviv also celebrates Ukrainians' natural exuberance and love of life, and the high place that folk song and dance holds in Ukrainian culture.
Living in the west but with half the band having a background rooted in the cultures of Ukraine or eastern Europe, The Ukrainians give a unique perspective on these issues. Furthermore, their music is infused with an excitement that draws on both Ukrainian folk music and western rock music, which together create a sound that is fresh and exciting as traditional instruments interweave with pounding drums and zizzy electric guitars. -
Tracklisting
- 1. Zvidky Vy
- 2. Dyadko Zenko
- 3. Koly Ya Tantsyuyu
- 4. Cherez Richku Cherez Hai
- 5. Lito U Lvovi
- 6. Balada Pro Fedora Vovka
- 7. Sterezhitsya Kozakiv
- 8. Chy Znayesh Ty
- 9. Hey Sokoly
- 10. Tsyhanochka
- 11. Shchedryk
- 12. Festyval
- 13. Dva Vinochky
- 14. Shche Sto Hram
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Paint It Yellow
The Legendary Len Liggins
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Together For Ukraine
Various Artists
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Len Liggins 1982-1985
Len Liggins
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Songs About Love Dreams & Domestic Appliances
The Legendary Len Liggins
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Thurgoland EP
The Sinister Cleaners
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Going Through A Bad Patch EP
The Legendary Len Liggins
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The Darwen Dancehall EP
Follow The Moths
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A History Of Rock Music
The Ukrainians
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A History Of Rock Music
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From Kyiv To The Kosmos
The Ukrainians
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Shchedryk (Carol Of The Bells)
The Ukrainians
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Festyval
The Ukrainians
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Never Mind The Cossacks, Here's The Ukrainians!
The Ukrainians
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Vorony
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The Ukrainians
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